Receptacle.



F. P., MEYER. RECEPTACLE, APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29. 1912. nz'ncwgo 05c.20.1916.

Patented Sept. 4, 1917.

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RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2 9, 1912. RENEWED DEC. 20. 1916.

Patented Sept. 4, 1917.

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rinrrn srarns earner FREDERICK P. MEYER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOIB. TO KAISER COMPANY, OF

' CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

BECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented dept. e1, 1917.

Application filed January 29, 1912, Serial No. 674,051. Renewed December20, 1916. Serial No. 138,107.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, F nnnnnron P. MEYER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,have invented a certain new and useful Receptacle, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to receptacles or containers, comprising a vesselmade of thin, pliable paper, and a holder therefor, adapted forsupporting and handling said vessel.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a holder for papervessels of the kind referred to, constructed and arranged to distendsaid vessel, where the sides there of are folded flat together, and tosupport said vessel in distended position, said holder and vessel beingso constructed and arranged that said paper vessels may be quickly andconveniently inserted into and discharged therefrom, but will preferablybe locked in the holder when distended.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder for papervessels adapted for reinforcing and stiffening the top edges of saidvessels, which are in turn preferably provided with flapsadapted tocover the parts of said holder which reinforce and strengthen the top ofsaid vessels, as aforesaid. This feature is of particular value andadvantage in drinking cups, as thereby the lips of a person drinkingfrom said cups are protected from contact with any part of said holderor other object than the paper which forms said vessel, thus insuringabsolute cleanliness and perfect sanitary con ditions.

To effect the objects of the invention, my improved receptacle comprisesthe various features, combinations of features and details ofconstruction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, in which my invention is fullyillustrated,

Figure 1 is a side view of one of my improved receptacles adapted foruse as a drinking cup. I

Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view of the holder thereof, atright angles to the section shown in Fig. 3.

Figs. 3 and a are sectional views on the lines 33 and k4, respectively,of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a preferred form of vessel designed foruse in connection with my improved holder.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a blank'adapted for forming said vessel, thelines of fold being indicated in dotted lines.

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of a modified forpo of receptacle embodying myinvention; anc

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view thereof onthe line 88 of Fig. 7.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 1 to 1, inculsive of the drawings,in which I have shown my improvements applied to or embodied in adrinking cup, A designates said holder, as a whole, said holder beingmade in separate sections, designated, respectively, A and A hinged orarticulated to each other at their lower ends, as shown at 1. One of thesections, as shown, the section A is provided with a handle 2, forconvenience in handling said receptacle. My invention, however,contemplates the use of handles on both sections of the cup, if desired.

Formed at the centers of the holder sections A and- A respectively, areupward projections 3 and 4:, connected to the upper ends of which arebands 5 and 6, made of light spring steel or other suitable stiffresilient material. As shown, the ends of said bands are secureddirectly to pins 7 and 8, secured in the upper ends of the projections 3and 4, respectively, the ends of said bands 5 and 6 being bent to formeyes adapted to receive said pins 7 and 8. Also, to provide forconveniently inserting said vessels between the bauds 5 and 6 when saidholder sections are open, said bands 5 and 6 are preferably spaced ashort distance apart, say three-sixteenths of an inch.

To render said holder more sightly in appearance, hoods 9 and 10 areprovided at the upper ends of the projections 3 and 1, which inclose theends of the bands 5 and 6 and the pins 7 and 8, to which said bands areconnected. By extending said hoods over the pins 7 and 8, said hoodswill prevent said pins from pulling out, even if they do work loose.

'As shown, the body portion of the receptacle A is made of sheet metalhaving closed that when the holder sections of A A are in closedposition, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, said bands will be bowed or bentoutwardly, substantially as shown in Fig. 3, the form thereofcorresponding to the desired form of the paper vessel supported in saidholder when in distended or open position.

The sections of said holder A are adapted to be secured together inclosed position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, by means of suitablecatches, constructed and arranged to be engaged and disengaged at will.'As shown, the construction and operation of said catches are as-follows:-Fitted to and movable endwise in suitable guides 13 are rods 1d and15, the lower ends of which are connected by a transverse bar or rod 16,so that said rods will act together and in the same manner.

' The upper ends of said rods are bent substantially at right angles, asshown at 17 said bent ends 17 being provided on their under sides withhooks 18, which are adapted to engage pins 19 secured in the holdersection other than that on which the rods '11 and 15 are mounted. Asshown, said rods 14 and 15 are mounted on the holder sectionA and thepins 19 are secured in the holder section A The rods 14 and 15, togetherwith the parts carried thereby, are maintained yieldingly in thedepressed position correspond ing to engagement of the ho'oks 18 thereonwith the pins 19, by means of suitable springs applied thereto.' Asshown, said springs comprise leaf springs 20 secured to a plate 21hinged to the sidewall of the holder section A below the bottom section11 thereof, and which react against said bottom section 11. To providefor depressing the rods 14 and 15 with the plate 21, under the action ofsaid springs 20, the transverse rod or bar 16, to which said rods 11 and15 are secured, is connected to said hinged plate 21 so as to movetherewith by means of a clip 22 secured to said hinged plate 21, thefree end of which extends over'said rod or bar 16.

To provide for automatically engaging the hooks 18 with the pins 19 whenthe holder sections A A are closed, the ends of the bent end sections 17of said rods 141- and 15 beyond said hooks 18, are inclined upwardlyaway from said hooks, as shown at 23, forming ineffect cam surfaceswhich 'the diagonal line 7).

12 thereof is closed by means of a fixed plate 2%, corresponding to theplate 21 hinged to the section A While I consider the catch herein shownasa desirable form, I do not desire to limit myself thereto, as manyother forms of catch may be devised for this purpose.

My improved receptacle also comprises a vessel designated, as a. whole,B, made of thin, pliable, and preferably waterproof paper. Said. vesselB is made flat to provide for conveniently inserting thesame between thespring bands 5 and 6 of the holder A, when the holder sections A, A arein open position,- said vessel B being provided at its upper edges withmeans for engaging the same with the bands 5 and 6, whereby the bowingof said bands 5 and 6 outwardly, as the holder sections are closed, aspreviously explained, will operate to open or distend the-mouth of saidvessel B. As shown, the

means for thus engaging said vessel with said bands consist of flaps 25,formed on the upper edges of said vessel, which are adapted to fold oversaid bands 5 and 6. Said flaps 25 also cover said bands 5 and 6 so that,in drinking therefrom, the'lips come into contaptBonly with the paperforming said ves- Se Vhile my invention contemplates the use of anydesired or approved form of vessel, I prefer the form of vessel shown inthe drawings, which is made from a single piece or blank of paper,folded in the following manner :Said blank is first folded upon Saidfolded blank is then folded on the lines 6 b the sections of said lineson opposite sides of the diagonal fold Z) coinciding when said blank isfolded diagonally, substantially as shown in Fig, 5. The diagonallyfolded portions of said blank at opposite edges of said vessel are thenfolded againstopposite sidesof said vessel, all substantially asindicated in Fig; 50f the drmvings. Thesides'of said blank are thenfolded down on the lines 5 so as to overlap the upper edges of thefolded back parts thereof, formed by folding the blank on the lines 6 bWith the described construction, it is obvious that the sides of the'vesselwill be entirely closed, and in. the absence of holes therein,will be waterproof,

In use, the vessel B is inserted into the holder between the bands 5 and6, with the fold forming the flaps 25, resting on the upper edges ofsaid bands 5gand 6. Said flaps are then turned down over the bands, andthe ends thereof are preferably inserted inside of the sides of theholder A.

The sections of the holder are then moved pivotally into closedposition, which, as previously explained, will operate to spread or bendthe bands 5 and. 6 apart, and to open or distend the mouth or upper endof the hinged plate 21 is pressed upwardly to .(ilisengage the hooks 18from the pins 19,

whereupon the sections A A of said holder will vopen, thus causing saidbands 5 and 6 to straighten, and the sides of the vessel to close. Saidvessel is then free to be removed from the holder and another vesselinserted.

In Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawings, I have illustrated a modified form ofreceptacle embodying my invention, adapting the same for differentpurposes, say, for example, for use as cuspidors.

Referring now to said Figs. 7 and 8, my improved receptacle comprises anouter support 0, preferably made of suitable sheet metal, and havingclosed sides and bottom.

Formed at opposite ends of said support C are guides, consisting, asshown, of grooves 26, formed in strips 27, secured to the inner surfaceof said support C, at opposite ends thereof.

Adapted to be inserted into said grooves 26 is a skeleton frame,designated as a whole, C consisting, as shown, of end bars 28, pivotallyconnected at their lower ends to a cross-bar 29 and connected to theupper ends of which are bands 30 and 31, which correspond inconstruction and function tothe bands 5 and 6, shown in Figs. 1 to 3.

The rod 29 is made of substantially the same length as the insidedimension of the support C between the bottoms of the grooves 26 at thebottom of said support, and the bands 30 and 31, being made of suchlength that when said skeleton frame C to which said bands areconnected, is fully inserted into the support C, with the members 28 inengagement with the grooves 26, said bands 30 and 31 will be bowed so asto conform substantially to the shape of said support C.

As with the form of holder shown in Figs. 1 to 3, my inventioncontemplates the use of any desired or improved form of paper vessel tobe inserted into and used in connection with said support C and skeletonframe G a desirable form, as with said other form of holder, being thatillustrated in Figs. 5 and 6.

In the form of receptacle shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the guide grooves 26are preferably inclined, converging from top to bottom, the inclinationthereof, however, being slight, so that the frictional engagement of theend members 28 and the sides of the guide grooves 26 will operate tomaintain said skeleton frame C and thus the paper vessel, in engagementwith the outer vessel C.

it is necessary to construct the outer support C with closed sides, onlywhen said receptacle is to be subjected to a use in which there is apossibility or liability holes being formed in the paper vessel in thedesigned use of the receptacle. For example, if used as a cuspidor, alighted cigar might be thrown into said receptacle, which might burn ahole in the paper, and, unless the sides and bottom of the outer supportwere closed, the contents of said receptacle might be discharged on tothe floor. This would, of course, be impossible if the outer support ofsaid receptacle were closed.

If desired, my invention contemplates the use of suitable locking meansfor securing the skeleton frame C in engagement with the grooves 26 inthe outer support C.

In the use of the receptacle shown in Figs. 7 and S, the skeleton frameI is withdrawn from the supporting vessel 0, the paper ves sel isinserted between the bands 30 and 31, and said skeleton frame, togetherwith said paper vessel inserted into the outer vessel or support 0.

As applied to cuspidors, for example, the advantage of my improvedreceptacle resides in the ease and quickness with which the same may becleaned, the operation merely involving the withdrawal of the skeletonframe C together with the paper ves' sel, and its contents, which arethen removed.

1. A holder for a paper vessel comprising flexibly connected members,spring members which connect said flexibly connected members, and meansfor supporting said flexibly connected members in position correspondingto bowed position of said spring members, substantially as described.

2. A receptacle comprising a paper vessel and a holder therefor, saidholder comprising flexibly connected members, spring mem' bers whichconnect said flexibly connected members, means for supporting saidflexibly connected members in position corresponding to bowed positionof said spring members, and means for engaging the top edges of saidpaper vessel with said spring members, whereby bowing of said springmembers will distend the sides of said paper vessel, substantially asdescribed.

3. A receptacle comprising a paper vessel and a holder therefor, saidholder comprising flexibly connected members, spring members whichconnect said flexibly connected members, means for supporting saidflexibly connected members in position corresponding to bowed positionof said spring members, and flaps on the upper edges of said vesseladapted to fold over said spring members, whereby bowing of said springmembers willdistend the sides of said paper vessel, substantially asdescribed.

4. A holder for a paper vessel comprising sections hinged to each otherat their lower ends, spring members which connect said hinged members,closed position of said hinged members corresponding to bowed positionof said spring members, and means for securing said hinged members inclosed. position, substantially as described.

5. A holder for a paper vessel comprising flexibly connected members,spring members which connect said flexibly connected members, and meansfor supporting said flexibly connected members in position correspondingto bowed position of said spring members, said means comprising a guide01 guides on one of said holder members, a rod or rods fitted to saidguide or guides, a hook or hooks on said rod or rods, and a pin or pinson the other holder member adapted to be engaged by said hook or hooks,substantially as described.

6. A holder for a paper vessel comprising flexibly connected members,spring members which connect said flexibly connected members, means forsupporting said flexibly connected members in position corresponding tobowed position of said spring members, said means comprising a guide orguides on one of said holder members, a rod or rods fitted to said guideor guides, a hook or books on said rod or rods, a pin or pins on theother holder member adapted to be engaged by said hook or hooks, andmeans Copies of this patent may be obtained for for moving said rodsendwise to effect disengagement of the hooks thereon with said pins,substantially as described.

, 7. A holder for a paper vessel comprising flexibly connected members,spring members which connect said flexibly connected members, means forsupporting said flexibly connected members in position corresponding tobowed position of said spring members, said means comprising a guide orguides on one of said holder members, a. rod or rods fitted to saidguide or guides, a hook or hooks on said rod or rods, a pin or pins onthe other holder member, adapted to be engaged by said hook or hooks,and means for moving said rods endwise to eiiect disengagement of thehooks thereon with said pins, said means comprising a plate hinged atthe lower end of one of said holder sections, on which the lower ends ofsaid rods rest, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I aflix mysignature, in presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 23rd day ofJanuary, A. D. 1912.

FREDERICK P. MEYER.

WVitnesses p E. M.-KLAT01-IER,

M. H. BIxEL.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington,I). C.

